Dr. Laurent Zibell

industriAll

Dr. Laurent Zibell, PhD, is the Policy Adviser at industriAll European Trade Union in charge of the investment goods sector (ICT and mechanical engineering), of innovation & technology and of the textile, clothing, leather & footwear sector.He started his career as an R&D engineer in a large electronics firm. He then pursued in the field of high-tech innovation, as an early stage venture capital investor, a consultant in innovation strategy, and the manager of a think-tank dedicated to applied research and industrial innovation. In parallel to his professional activities, he was actively engaged in associations dealing with European culture and public policies in Germany, and is member of the CFDT trade union in France. He holds MScs in Engineering from École Polytechnique and from Mines Paristech (France), a Masters in Industrial Economics from Unversité Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne (France) and a PhD in innovation economics from Cranfield University (United Kingdom).

Organisation

The event is supported by the EC in the scope of the service contract to promote e-leadership in Europe (LEAD)